Learning arabic as FL
Welcome to teaching and researching second language (L2)foreign language (FL) Listening.

This materials are for the puropse of learning Arabic

Read about the news in English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20475284  (opinion)

Now listen to Arabic  ( state anouncment)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/multimedia/2012/11/121122_morsi_decision.shtml

Source BBC Arabic

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Plan for directing my listening/viewing activity (Please send a copy to me if you would like any support or feedback- ae2arabiclistening{at} gmail{at}com 

Date:                                                                                                            Title of selected recording : I selected because: Before I listen 1-Setting my goal ·         What do I hope to achieve from listening to/ viewing this recording? How many times should I listen to/view it? 2-preparing to listen ·         What do I know about this topic? ·         What type of information can I expect to hear? ·         What words can I expect to hear? Use dictionary if necessary) ·         What difficulties can I expect? ·         What strategies should I use? Write down your respond  here This may help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Z3cWVgWds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21mag4VnDI After I listen/View 3-Evaluating my listening ·         What have I understood? ·         Was I able to make use of my prior knowledge about the topic? ·         What difficulties did I face? ·         Were my strategies useful? ·         Write some words and phrases  you heard (in Arabic) ·         What have I learned about learning to listen from this experience? Before I listen /View again 4-Planning to listen/view again : ·         What should I pay attention to this time? ·         What strategies can I use to improve my understanding? ·         What can I do to help myself enjoy the listening activity?

 Adapted from Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening. (Vandergrift & Goh, 2012)